Quote Originally Posted by Citizen's Nephew View Post
Yes, and once again the demonisation of the poorest and most vulnerable carries on. The Universal Credit changes and the rules relating to working hours are a great example of once again implying the poor and vulnerable are responsible for exorbitant state costs when 10s of billions have been wasted over the last 12 years through awful ministerial appointments and subsequent financial decisions and management of those departments.

I mentioned in another thread that I made the conscious decision to never work for anybody else ever again when I was retired in my early 40s. I've been self-employed/freelance ever since. This notion that bankers are worth more than medical services staff who train 3, 5, 7 years and pay for their tuition is obscene.

A few days ago my wife had to call 999 for an ambulance for me due to serious bleeding related to a serious medical condition I live with. She was told it would take 3 to 4 hours and I should try and get there in a taxi. I shouted to my wife to tell them to f*ck off. I've had a guts full.

This is the reality of Britain. Our government and its ideology and mismanagement as well as a continual disregard for basic decency is putting millions of its citizens (subjects) at serious risk. That risk is from not being able to see a doctor, afford heating, food and travel costs and quite often the subsequent mental breakdowns that result.

I am sick to death with jargon like 'trickle down economics' and want to see everyone treated with equal opportunity and living conditions. I can't even believe I'm writing this in 2022.
Good post, it irks me that pundits keep on saying we’ve got a new Government, but, strictly speaking they’re right I suppose. This one most resembles the old Tea Party in America who were the forerunners of the modern day Republican Party. Those nutters from groups like the Taxpayer’s Alliance are very influential in this version of the Conservative party apparently and I’veheard Truss and Kwarteng described as fanatics recently - don’t think that’s too far out and all of these decisions currently are being made on the say so of a minority ofTory MPs and Conservative party members.